Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council Sunderland › Neighbourhood Pennywell and Grindon › Postcode SR4 8HG What's changing near SR4 8HG Within 2 km, around Pennywell and Grindon in Sunderland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
20 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.8% like-for-like prices in Pennywell and Grindon, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.9%)
-12% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 3 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
6 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
12 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in SR4 8HG itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km 2 storm overflows within 2 km
230 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
32 spill events counted
Northumbrian Water Ferryboat Lane Pumping Station into River Wear (Saline Estuary) 12 spills, 142 hours in 2025
1.9 km away Northumbrian Water Golden Lion Sps into River Wear 20 spills, 88 hours in 2025
1.7 km away Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km 53 planned, approved or being built and 15 running (83 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Calsonic Kansei - Solar Array Approved, not yet built · 2 MW
Jun 2024 Battery storage Hastings Hill Farm, Foxcover Road - Battery Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 38 MW
Jul 2025 Battery storage Fox Cover Road - Battery Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 30 MW
Sept 2024 Rooftop solar Buzz Bingo, Pallion New Road - Solar PV Panels Planning application in
May 2026 Rooftop solar Morrisons, Doxford Park - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 390 kW
May 2025 Rooftop solar Clearly Drinks, Riverside Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 250 kW
Mar 2025 Rooftop solar University of Sunderland - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jun 2022 Rooftop solar Griffiths Textiles Machines, Alston Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 700 kW
Sept 2022 Solar farm Washington Road - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 20 MW
Dec 2021 Rooftop solar Venerable Bede Church Of England Academy - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 320 kW
Oct 2025 Road and street works within 1 km 6 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned Chester Road, Sunderland Highway improvement works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Mar 2027 Major Chester Road, Sunderland Highway improvement works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Mar 2027 Standard Portslade Road, Sunderland Utility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Gartland Road, Sunderland Highway improvement works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Standard Grindon Lane, Sunderland Remedial works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Sunningdale Road, Sunderland Remedial works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Jul 2020 Decided decided Sept 2018 Decided decided Jan 2021 Decided decided Jan 2016 Decided decided Jul 2013 Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Nissan Wind Farm (wind farm, 3.5 km); Nissan Motors Plant Extn (wind farm, 3.5 km); Nissan Test Track (solar farm, 3.6 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 4.1 km); Houghton-le-Spring Landfill Site (landfill gas, 5.3 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.